It depicts aphrodite as bathing crouching with her right knee close to the ground.
Marble statue of aphrodite crouching at her bath.
This week s sculpture from hadrian s villa is a marble statue of venus the goddess of love crouching at her bath.
A second century roman marble copy of a greek statue of aphrodite the goddess of beauty crouching naked at her bath.
Marble statue of a naked aphrodite crouching at her bath also known as lely s venus.
In this small scale statue a complex crouching pose has been compressed into a two dimensional composition.
Marble statue of a crouching aphrodite 1st or 2nd century a d.
Copy of a greek statue of the 3rd century b c.
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The theme of aphrodite crouching in her bath also enjoyed great popularity and was the subject of numerous sculptures known from ancient authors and roman copies.
The sculptor praxiteles created a.
The statue is modelled after the crouching aphrodite type attributed to the 3rd century bc sculptor doidalsas of bithynia.
Lely venus crouching aphrodite the lely venus is a marble copy of an original greek sculpture of aphrodite surprised at her bath and is today called the crouching venus type and this copy dates to about 100 ad.
Exhibition at the british museum 26 march 5 july 2015.
The kimbell version one of many variations on a famous hellenistic original embodies the qualities of beauty and voluptuous sensuality that characterize the goddess of love.
As with many.
Roman copy of a greek original by praxiteles.
Marble statue of a naked aphrodite crouching at her bath marble statue height 1 12m british museum different angles of viewing reveal different aspects of the sculpture need to walk around it to view from all angles there is something of importance from each viewing angle arms held slightly awkwardly against the body.
Copy of a greek statue of the late 2nd century b c.
In the fourth century b c e.
Crouching naked at her bath.
The nude goddess was shown in a complex twisting pose crouching at her bath and turning toward a playful eros behind her.
It is a decorative work based on a famous large fully three dimensional statue of aphrodite shown crouching at her bath that was created in the third century b c.